Gender Identity Case Studies Samples For Students

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Introduction to gender identity disorder

Mental health is the absence of the mental disorder or the level of the psychological wellbeing. Therefore, it is the ability of a person to create an equilibrium between life activities and to enjoy life. It includes the mental, emotional and social being and therefore, it affects how we feel, think and act as we cope with life. Mental fitness determines how we make choices, handle stress, and relate to others and handling stress. Mental disorders affect our thinking, behavior, and mood. Mental disorders are caused by a family history of mental illness, genes and the life ...

In Kimberly Pierce’s 1999 film Boys Don't Cry, the true-life story of Brandon Teena (played by Oscar winner Hilary Swank), a transgendered man who attempts to pass for a biological man in rural Nebraska, is told. Over the course of the film, Brandon (born Teena Brandon) tries to fit in with a group of male friends he encounters, and continues to pose as a man in order to woo her friend Lana (played by Chloe Sevigny). However, by the end of the film, his friends find out about his anatomical femaleness and is raped and murdered by them. The film is commonly ...

In order to analyze a client’s behavioral trait, one has to probe into the very person’s social conditions, culture, environment, genetics, and family background. These are the main factors that constitute the biopsychosocial wellbeing of every individual. Calliope Stephanides, the protagonist in Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel ‘Middle Sex’, would be a potential client for an evaluation and case plan. The character Calliope (Callie) is relevant for its socio-psychological significance, and it makes a sincere approach to intersex individuals’ emotions throughout the story.
A close analysis of the client Callie makes it clear that she undergoes severe identity crisis and emotional ...